A WHITMAN MANUSCRIPT From the Albert M. Bender Collection of Mills College.; Foreword by Oscar Lewis. "Whitman's Revisions" by Sidney L. Gulick Jr.

Published by The Bibliophile Society of Mills College, [Oakland, California], 1939

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21 pp. Mss facsimile as frontis. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 7-1/8" The work publishes a Whitman mss of 'Waves in the Vessels' Wake' [first written 1874; first published, 1876], with mss corrections, and consequently can afford insight opportunities for those who desire to plumb Whitman's creative genius. Printed in January 1939 at the Eucalyptus Press. Myerson assumes binding priority to those w/o the front board label, though he does note that version 'A' may, in fact, be no more than the 'B' style without the paper label so affixed. Gold cloth spine over brown & orange marbled paper boards. Printed title label to front board (Myerson Binding B) 1st edition (Blasdale 50; Myerson A33). Limited to 175 cc; this copy #136.

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Title
A WHITMAN MANUSCRIPT From the Albert M. Bender Collection of Mills College.; Foreword by Oscar Lewis. "Whitman's Revisions" by Sidney L. Gulick Jr.
Author
[Whitman, Walt. 1819 - 1892]. Lewis, Oscar - Contributor
Publisher
The Bibliophile Society of Mills College, [Oakland, California]
Publication year
1939
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VG+ (modest shelf wear).
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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